The US Department of Arts and Culture NYC Field Office, Downtown Artand Five Boro Story Project invite you to make your story part of the 2017 People’s State of the Union!

The PSOTU is an opportunity to come together to build relationships and strategies—rooted in stories of who we are and who we might become.

You are invited to share a 3-minute story and join in a community discussion.
Tell us about when you’ve felt belonging – or the opposite – in this nation. Recount a time you broke through a barrier to connect with someone different from yourself. Share your insights into the state of our union.

A scribe will write outlines of your stories, and share them on the PSOTU online story portal. All the stories submitted from across the country will provide inspiration for a collective “People’s State of the Union Address” delivered in the form of a poem at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on Saturday, March 11, 2017 (and livestreamed for us NYC folks).

This is a free event, open to all, with refreshments provided.

DIRECTIONS:
Downtown Art is located on the Lower East Side at 70 East 4th St (between Bowery and 2nd Avenue). Take the F train to 2nd Avenue, the 6 train to Astor Place, the N,R to 8th Street, or the B,D,F,M to Broadway-Lafayette.

You can RSVP on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/events/702944113208226/

MORE ABOUT PSOTU:

Every January, the President delivers a State of the Union address highlighting important issues from the past year and suggesting priorities for the coming year. It’s a broadcast from one to many. But democracy is a conversation, not a monologue. Understanding the state of our union takes We the People reflecting in our own communities on our challenges and opportunities locally, nationally, and globally.

Join us for a People's State of the Union story circle! This is a powerful way of coming together, getting to know one another, and reflecting on the state of our community, country, and world. No need to prepare anything. Just show up and be yourself!